Nutrition | Health | Wellness | by Kimberley Lovejoy

What are you meal prepping with and what cutting board should you use? Depending on how thorough you like to be with these things, the key table below might help you in the kitchen with your chopping board choice! It is actually pretty important for hygienic safety. Colours might not be your thing and you might … More 6 chopping boards you should have

What is Vitamin D? Vitamins are required from our diet because our body cannot actually make them. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, requiring the presence of fat to dissolve. If using supplementations, excess amounts can be toxic as fat-soluble vitamins store within the body until they’re used (Higdon, 2000; Blahd, 2015). There are two … More A critical writing piece: is Vitamin D more important than we thought?

We all need food to live, function and survive. Without food there would be no you and me. In saying that, it can be an area that we don’t prioritise or, just don’t know how to use, cook and buy. Many of us fall into the trap of spending way too much money on food when … More How to save money by changing your food habits

Ok this post may seem somewhat controversial. Everyone tells you how important it is to diet out. And I actually agree with them, the only thing is I haven’t yet succeeded in dieting out. I have competed in 3 comps, and should have dieted out twice by now. I will tell you this, it is … More Life after comp – confession: I have never dieted out

If you’ve never experienced what it’s like to compete in a bikini or fitness body building competition before and are considering it, you might like to know what to expect on the day! Let’s say you’re competing on Sunday. You’ll want to get your first coat of tan on a few days before, most likely … More What to expect the day of comp

USE WHOLEFOODS AND ORGANIC BRANDS With the niche market of wholefood stores popping up everywhere such as, Flannery’s, Wray Organic and Fundies and others alike, it makes it much more accessible to find all-natural and organic brands. When you are examining these products check out the nutrition label and look for low sodium levels, which … More How to find healthier condiments

When I decided to compete I actually didn’t fully grasp what I was getting myself in to. Thankfully, I am a research driven decision-maker so, at least I made some in-depth and well thought out decisions about my choice of coach. Naturally, I love health and fitness so I thought it would fit into a … More Why I chose to compete as a bikini body builder

If you’re thinking of getting in to comp prep, this is everything you should need to have a stress free(ish) prep. Having all of these resources will ensure that you can do things quicker, easier and just… right. KITCHEN Food scale. You will need this from the get go. Get ready to weigh every ingredient … More Tools checklist for comp prep

I love cinnamon! I usually have it in the morning with my breakfast, a little bit every day. It is so healthy and has been long used for medicinal benefits. There are two types, the true cinnamon called ‘ceylon’ or ‘verum’ which contains a host of benefits focused on in this blog. And also a … More The brilliance of: cinnamon

Manganese is a trace mineral that naturally occurs in body in small amounts. It helps to form strong bones by increasing mineral density, as well as connective tissues. It also helps to regulate sex hormones, blood sugar, calcium absorption, thyroid health, and to coagulate blood properly. It is a co-enzyme that helps metabolise fats and … More Mineral 101: Manganese

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Currently studying an Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine to delve into the my passion of health and nutrition. I want to not only help people live a healthy and balanced life but also increase their knowledge but learn to live a lifestyle with consistency, commitment and discipline - aiming to be the best version of themselves.

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